California Forward
A restructured rainy day fund that captures spikes in capital gains revenue would lend a much needed air of stability to California’s investment climate
read moreAfter months of scandal, ethics bills have mixed results despite the need to restore public trust in government.
read moreThe effects of elections and budget reform can’t be ignored but there’s also more work to be done to improve government and the economy here.
read moreWhile the legislature has taken some positive steps after three senators were indicted, CA Fwd pointedly challenged the lawmakers to do more. Where the effort stands today:
read morePundits, data-miners, reporters…everyone wants to know why statewide turnout on Tuesday was less than the number of registered voters in Los Angeles County alone
read moreOne key sector of California public servants has been proactively left out of these common sense protections for those who report waste, fraud, abuse, bribery, and other violations of public trust
read moreThis week a broad coalition consisting of good government groups, newspaper publishers, and lobbyists came together for one goal: fix Cal-Access and put Form 700s online
read moreAlthough much talk has been about the severe drought facing California in 2014, today Sacramento safeguarded the state from the one rainy day we all do not want to see right now.
read moreWe asked the seven candidates for California Secretary of State to tell us how and when they would modernize Cal-Access, the state’s outdated campaign finance and lobbying database
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